Category Archives: Alberta
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for May 25
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
May 25, 2021
Alberta invests in supports for rural sexual violence survivors
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is making an investment to support survivors of rural sexual violence.The $1.2 million in funding will help bring new services like counselling, crisis respons...
May 25, 2021
“Super Flower Blood Moon” to be visible to southern Albertans early Wednesday morning
It might be worth setting your alarm and getting up a bit earlier tomorrow morning.On Wednesday, May 26, southern Albertans can catch a glimpse of what's known as a Super Flower Blood Moon. The large ...
May 25, 2021
Most Alberta students head back to class after two weeks of online learning
EDMONTON - Most of Alberta's students will return to in-person learning today.Students have been attending classes online since May 7 when the government ordered all kindergarten to Grade 12 students ...
May 25, 2021
Alberta asks universities to report on links with Beijing and Communist Party
Alberta's advanced education minister has sent a letter to four of the province's universities asking them to pause their pursuit of new or renewed partnerships with organizations linked with China or...
May 25, 2021
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
LETHBRIDGE, AB - This month, Canadians are being educated about Lyme disease.The illness is caused by a bacteria called Borrelia and is carried by various tick species in the country.Sarah Cormode sai...
May 24, 2021
Outgoing mayors in Calgary, Edmonton reflect on wide-open races to replace them
CALGARY - Alberta's two big cities will get new mayors this fall and voters will choose whether to build on the progressive legacies of Calgary's Naheed Nenshi and Edmonton's Don Iveson or swing towar...
May 24, 2021
'Sad and disappointed': COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Alberta-US border cancelled
A feel-good story in which a Montana First Nation was holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Canada-United States border in southwestern Alberta has come to an end. The Blackfeet Tribe, 150 kilom...
May 24, 2021
99% of Alberta teacher delegates vote non-confidence in Education Minister
Teacher delegates voted overwhelmingly Sunday morning in favour of a non-confidence resolution against Adriana LaGrange, the province's Education Minister.At the Alberta Teachers' Association's (ATA) ...
May 23, 2021
Community involvement key to safe, reclaimable coal mines: industry scientists
Coal mines can be environmentally safe and can become useful, enjoyable landscapes when the seam runs out, say scientists working with industry. But they admit that there are risks and costs, and urge...
May 23, 2021